Glenn Coleman (born 21 December 1965) is an Australian former

rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 11 ...

footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played his entire club football career with the

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Cronulla, in the Sutherland Shire, Southern Sydney, New South Wales. They compete in the National Rugby League (NRL), Australasia's premier rugby leag ...

. He primarily played on the

Early life

Coleman was born in the south-western Sydney suburb of

Bankstown Bankstown is a suburb south west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is 16 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district and is located in the local government area of the City of Canterbury-Bankstown, hav ...

. He began his career playing for his local junior side Cronulla Caringbah at the age of sixteen. He was subsequently scouted and signed as a junior to the

Cronulla Sharks The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Cronulla, in the Sutherland Shire, Southern Sydney, New South Wales. They compete in the National Rugby League (NRL), Australasia's premier rugby league ...

Playing career

Cronulla coach

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gave Coleman his first grade debut against the

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in round 22 of the 1986 season. In 1987, Coleman finished the season as the Sharks' top try scorer with 10 tries. In the 1988 season, the Sharks won the minor premiership for the first time in the club's history, Coleman played a starring role in his sides' success, playing in all 24 games, and scoring 8 tries. The Sharks narrowly missed out on Grand Final qualification that year when they lost 9–2 in the preliminary final to the

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at the Sydney Football Stadium. In the 1989 season, the Sharks finished fifth after surviving a playoff for fifth with the

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. Coleman once again played in all 24 games, and scored 6 tries in the 1989 season. Injuries in the 1990 and 1991 seasons prevented him from making much of an impact, but Coleman returned to top form in the 1992 season when he scored 8 tries from 21 appearances. Coleman's stint with the Sharks ended at the conclusion of the 1994 season and subsequently retired from playing.

Post playing

After the

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, Coleman was selected along with fellow sports stars

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, Nick Davis,

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and former Sharks teammate

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to head the $250,000 NSW government campaign to promote Sydney's beach suburbs as safe for everyone. In 2006, Coleman narrowly missed out on selection in the Cronulla Sharks Dream Team.

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and

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were instead chosen as the wingers. In 2013, Coleman briefly became the chairman of the

, but resigned from the position after only two months in the job. He was subsequently replaced by former Olympic basketballer

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. Coleman now has a successful digital printing company

Coleman Group Coleman may refer to: Places Antarctica * Coleman Glacier (Antarctica) * Coleman Peak, Ross Island Canada * Coleman, Alberta * Coleman, Ontario * Coleman, Prince Edward Island United Kingdom * Coleman, Leicester, England United States * Col ...

as well as being a property developer. Coleman Group has been designing, printing and installing signage for over 60 years. As a leading manufacturer and supplier to the exhibition, event, retail and sporting industries

References

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